Why Republicans support the Wall

There is a simple reason why Republicans support the Wall; they want to be tough on immigration without bashing immigrants.

Although it seems silly to many of us, President Donald J. Trump’s (R-New York) border wall scheme is a brilliant political ploy. To explain, promoting the Wall allows Trump to get tough on immigration while saying nothing about immigrants.

To elaborate, immigrants are people whom potential voters could know. For example, the term immigrant conjures up images of that nice family down the street or great grandfather from…